Neil Grove Out Of ZT Heavyweight Tourney?

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  1. deano

    deano Active Member Full Member

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    Neil spoke to us yesterday, and it appears he won't be fighting in arguably the biggest tournament ever in UK MMA.

    http://www.mmaunltd.com/news/details.asp/id/1205/neil-could-be-out-of-zt-heavyweight-tournament.htm

    Other people in it are:

    UFC vet Neil Wain
    UK MMA legend Tengiz Tendoradze
    Pride vet James Thompson
    CFC Heavyweight Champ Karlos Vermola
    Britain's Strongest Man winner Oli Thompson
    UK MMA Title holder Martin Thompson
    M1 Challenge's Rob Broughton

    That is one stacked tournament!!! Anyone going? It's in London.
     
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  2. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    O **** i didnt know about this??!?!?! And what on earth is Oli doing in it? That guys a power lifter? Please dont tell me he thinks he can have it because he used to run the doors?
     
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  3. LB3000

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    I didn't know about this either. I remember watching Oli Thompson in BSM/WSM competitions years ago, didn't know he took up MMA. I done a search and it looks like he has had 2 mma fights already? I must say they have done well to get those fighters listed for this tournament.
     
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  4. One Punch KO

    One Punch KO Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Damn good line up for a British card actually, pity Neil Grove is out.

    They could probably get Ricco Rodriguez to fill in for him.

    He is willing to do smaller shows and is based in the UK at Wolfslair.
     
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  5. deano

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  6. Grievesy

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    It's so hard to follow British MMA now. Even on the internet, info is so scarce. Wish they could get this stuff on tv.

    Anyway, shame Grove is out of that. He would have been a great addition.
     
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  7. LB3000

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  8. snakerattle79

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    Martin Thompson will win this tourney
     
    snakerattle79, Jan 14, 2010
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  9. LB3000

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    Anyone got the results for the show? I know they changed the location and a few of the fighters originally planned for the tourny pulled out.
     
    LB3000, Jan 30, 2010
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  10. deano

    deano Active Member Full Member

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    Found live play by play on this site mate:

    http://www.getspiked.co.uk/team.php?partial=mma

    Also, Cage Warriors forums are also great! You might be surprised at 1 or 2 results so far!!!
     
    deano, Jan 30, 2010
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  11. LB3000

    LB3000 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Thanks mate, sounds like its been entertaining. It's a shame its not being broadcast.
     
    LB3000, Jan 30, 2010
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  12. deano

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    Whole tourney will can be watched online in a couple of days I am reliably informed.

    Heard about the final? Oli T back in even though got stopped an hour ago - Vedepo broke his hand and pulled out!
     
    deano, Jan 30, 2010
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  13. LB3000

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    Yeah, following the pbp on cage warriors. That is one of the bad aspects of these kind of tournys, these things end up happening. Didn't they have an alternate fight?
     
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  14. deano

    deano Active Member Full Member

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    Well, they were meant to, but apparently, all the promotional shizzle is coming into play.

    Sol Gilbert (who runs the show) promotes Oli. It is in his best interests he has a decent chance of winning the tourney. Being stopped by effectively a middleweight does not help his case though lol!!!
     
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  15. LB3000

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